The Ice Forge The Ice Forge
The generation that came of age in Stalin's Russia was torn between perpetual fear and profound emotional investment in the Soviet ideal.
Feb 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jochen Hellbeck
An Unconventional Convention An Unconventional Convention
On Saturday, June 27, 1924, "men and women suddenly rose up after days of utterly degraded and demoralizing vaudeville performances to declaim with passion about two big subjects....
Feb 12, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oswald Garrison Villard
An Ayler in My House An Ayler in My House
A glossy and ragged musical declaration of love.
Feb 12, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman
Cool Devastation Cool Devastation
American movie-goers finally get to see Cristian Mungiu's stunning 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
Feb 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Green Days Green Days
The biography of Joschka Fischer tells the story of postwar Germany.
Feb 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Anson Rabinbach
Foes Foes
J.M. Coetzee, now out with a new novel and a collection of essays, reminds us what a master he is at turning life into narrative.
Feb 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Movin’ On Up Movin’ On Up
Now that we've crested the mountaintop, let's have some politically incorrect dreams.
Feb 7, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Mitt Romney, the Power-Point Moneybag, Will Stay in the Race Mitt Romney, the Power-Point Moneybag, Will Stay in the Race
A hidden weapon in our fight against recession.
Feb 7, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Long War of Wayne Felde The Long War of Wayne Felde
How a Vietnam vet wound up on Death Row.
Feb 5, 2008 / Feature / Doug Magee
The Where of It The Where of It
The best location for Lawrence Weiner's conceptual art is in the viewer's own imagination.
Feb 5, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky